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Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour

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Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours are part of the sex cord-stromal tumourgroup of ovarian neoplasms. The average age of patients with Sertoli-Leydig tumours is 25, and one-third present with virilization. Masculinizationis preceded by oligomenorrhea, amenorrheaand defeminization. This group of tumours is rare, comprising less than 1% of ovarian neoplasms.

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours are subdivided into many different subtypes. The most typical is composed of tubuleslined by Sertoli cellsand interstitial clusters of Leydig cells. As a group, 25% of these tumours are malignant.




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